Notes and Quotes
pg xvi
- design stage
dictates 80% of impact on the environment
- systems that
have been designed waste large amounts of resources
- designers can
respond to the responsibility of their effect on the environment in different
ways
- designers are
not responsible because its their job
- designers can
help design new systems and ways of using resources
- environmental
impacts are set during the design stage
pg xvii
- difficult for
the consumer to be green if design / production before is unsustainable
- sustainable
design relies on codesign with users and consumers
- solutions to
sustainability already occur in technology, nature and social practices
about using
existing knowledge
- use sustainable
solutions from one context in another
- sustainable
knowledge / design is not growing quickly enough to keep up with problems
pg 3
- ancient
cultures had more understanding of their effect on the environment, there was a
greater link between them and the environment as they relied upon it
- society has
become detached from Nature and is seen as a thing to be used
- Nature is wild
and considered to be working against the modern environment, we seek to control
it through the built environment which allows us to think we are in control of
nature
- being
sustainably aware means considering how our actions impact on other things
design
encourages the consumer culture
- we have created
the impression that we are in control of Nature through our built environment
but we are actually reliant on it
- behind this
false impression of progress the deterioration of the environment has been
gradually increasing
- environmental
impacts are having an effect on various aspects of our lives. Sustainability is
being perceived more in terms of economics. Environmental impacts are now seen
as a problem as they are having a visible effect on ecology, economy, health
and wellbeing.
- It may be more
beneficial for sustainability to be considered more in terms of the economy
rather than as helping the environment
- sustainability
needs to be considered for both the environment and economy
- Sustainable
design includes strategies such as:
-
Easy
disassembly / recycling
-
Use
of appropriate materials
-
Minimise
energy consumption
-
Physical
and emotionally durable design
- we need
sustainable strategies that have little environmental impact and allow humans
to have a future
- although there
is more sustainable awareness, design can be considered to be superficial which
encourages a culture of brevity and excess
- design is part
of the problem and the solution
- design
encourages not long-lasting products however has the ability to reverse this
through sustainable design
pg 5
- categorising
sustainable design divides it from other design and implies it has to be one or
the other
pg 6
- being efficient
in terms of materials used and the speed of digital design will lead to more
sustainable design.
- The speed of
digitalisation and reduced use of materials make design more efficient and
therefore sustainable.
- Consumption is
a natural part of human behaviour. Human behaviour fuels consumption cycle.
- people also go
against consumer behaviours so human behaviour is not always the problem
- subconsciously
we are motivated to consume
- it is
problematic when behaviour is shown in physical terms rather than,
metaphysically
the aim should
not be to stop consumerism, rather look for alternative ways of consuming
pg 7
- design is
needed to make consumption more sustainable
- non consumption
= no design, which is impossible to achieve
- Things need to
be made and designed to curb and make consumerism sustainable – as part of
consumerism, designers will enable and encourage sustainability through
experiences and objects
- if we consume
nothing it takes away the pleasure and enjoyment from life and has an economic
impact
- design needs to
encourage sustainable consumption models
- consumption and
products will always be needed
- by designing
sustainable things that consider consumerism, change is made - by understanding
consumerism and fulfilling the need with sustainable products, change is made
- sustainable
design is more realistic than non-consumption
pg 8
- everything made
and produced has some impact on the environment
- generalisations
about sustainability are not helpful, there are different parts to
sustainability
- sustainability
should be viewed more as a scale rather than sustainable or not sustainable
- need other ways
of measuring sustainability
- statistics show
that designers believe sustainability is achievable
pg 9
- sustainability
can go further than current ideas about sustainability
- sustainable
changes should be encouraged however it needs to continue further
- consumers
perception of sustainable is not necessarily sustainable
- some people
feel it is impossible to be sustainable and solve the ecological crisis because
of negative perceptions
- when people do
not know all the facts the sustainability issue is simplified
pg 10
- design has
continually encouraged the consumer market
- people have a
need for progress and design makes people want to be with current trends, - but
by designing new things this encourages people to want more fuelling
consumerism
- new lasts only
for a short time
- a cycle of
newness then old is created
- things consumed
and owned originally represented an individual and made them distinct, however
this has now become a problem for the planet
- successful
design is the most damaging to resources
- ‘successful’
design is often the most harmful
- independents
want to be commercial, local to global
- there is an
ethical responsibility for commercial design as there is more impact created,
compared with independent small scale design
- sustainable is
usually considered small in scale and expensive
pg 11
- sustainable
means lessening the environmental effect of design so considering commercial
design in terms of sustainability will make the most change
- awareness from
consumers has allowed sustainable design to move into the mainstream
- the consumer
wants more meaning from a product and ethic have become a symbol of status
- the consumer is
now more aware of sustainability issues, so now questions consumerism
- there is a need
for sustainable design because there is more awareness from consumers and
increasing legislation by government
pg 12
- the combination
of legislation and a market that is ethically aware has created more need from
companies to think about the environment
- sustainability
is a prosperous are of the market
pg 13
- there needs to
be a critical look at sustainable issues and solutions for sustainability to
become effective in the long term rather than a trend
- sustainable
terms are used for market products that are not always true, creating a false
sense of progress and confused consumers
- changing
markets and consumer awareness are forcing sustainable change in the market
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